Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash are two separate cryptocurrencies that were created from the original Bitcoin blockchain. That what-chain? Never mind.
While they share many similarities, there are also several key differences that set apart these two commodities.
History
Bitcoin was created in 2009 by an anonymous person or group of people using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. It was designed to be a decentralized, peer-to-peer digital currency that could be used for online transactions without the need for intermediaries like banks.
Bitcoin Cash, on the other hand, was created in August 2017 as a result of a hard fork by Bitcoin community.
As Bitcoin grew in usage, the blockchain network became and its node rules became overwhelmed. Slow transactions led to higher fees and outrage. By slow we are talking maximum seven transactions per second!
A solution was put forth to create a “fork” which would increase node capacity to allow for more transactions to come through. And this fork would be based off of the original vision.
Dissenters argued this decision was much like a government setting policy and the larger storage requirement (over 1MB) would further squeeze the little guy, but it happened.
Bitcoin Cash was born.
With a block size limit of 8 MB, Bitcoin Cash allows for faster transaction times and lower fees. Then in 2018, Bitcoin Cash increased its block size limit to 32 MB, further increasing its capacity for transactions and scalability.
Who Wins?
Despite all its improves, Bitcoin Cash still lags by far over Bitcoin. Bitcoin was the first to market, remains the biggest fish in the pond and continues to be the driver of the cryptoworld.
And then there’s Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV). Oh boy…